Bolivia
a republic in western South America. 404,388 sq. mi. (1,047,370 sq. km). Capitals: La Paz and Sucre.
Other words from Bolivia
- an·ti-Bo·liv·i·an, adjective, noun
- Bo·liv·i·an, adjective, noun
- pro-Bo·liv·i·an, adjective, noun
- pseu·do-Bo·liv·i·an, adjective, noun
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Group A features Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, and Group B includes Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
Copa América moves from Argentina to Brazil two weeks before start of tournament | Glynn A. Hill | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostNow, it hopes to produce the J&J vaccine for Bolivia through a compulsory license.
How Pharma’s Lucrative Patent System Is Complicating The Pandemic | Anna Rothschild | May 24, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightIn 2019, public anger rattled governments in countries as different from one another as Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Haiti.
On her LinkedIn page, Moawad-Barrientos claims she followed the State Senate run with one for the presidency of Bolivia, her native country.
Former Va. Senate candidate charged with fraudulently practicing law | Justin Jouvenal | May 12, 2021 | Washington PostPresident Jeanine Añez Chávez of Bolivia is also scheduled to deliver an address this afternoon.
The UN General Assembly is the ultimate ‘manel’ | Claire Zillman, reporter | September 23, 2020 | Fortune
In 2009, I was a young backpacker in Bolivia looking for adventure.
Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison | Jason Batansky | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts continued existence still sparks national debates on corruption, a broken correctional system and tourism in Bolivia.
Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison | Jason Batansky | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd without Neymar, this Brazil team is no better than… Bolivia.
World Cup 2014 Nail-Biter: Host Country Brazil Defeats Chile on Penalty Kicks | Tunku Varadarajan | June 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCastro was accompanied by only three other Heads-of-State: Nicaragua, Bolivia and Suriname.
Castro Visit Causes Catastrophic Muttering in Caracas | Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez | March 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter the war he escaped to Bolivia, from which he was eventually extradited to face trial in France in the mid-1980s.
Very shortly after the conclusion of the first war a second broke out between Bolivia and Peru.
South America | W. H. KoebelIt is said that from 1825 to 1898 more than sixty revolutions burst out in Bolivia, to say nothing of intermittent foreign wars!
South America | W. H. KoebelOf the remaining countries of the north, Bolivia is, it scarcely need be said, by far the most important.
South America | W. H. KoebelI learned that an altruistic group had offered reflecting parabolas to the people living at the Altiplano in Bolivia.
The BYU Solar Cooker/Cooler | Steven E. JonesIt is only in Peru and Bolivia that any prehistoric monuments exist.
South America Observations and Impressions | James Bryce
British Dictionary definitions for Bolivia
/ (bəˈlɪvɪə) /
an inland republic in central S America: original Aymará Indian population conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to over 6400 m (21 000 ft) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13 000 ft) in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important producer of tin and other minerals. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: boliviano. Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial). Pop: 10 461 053 (2013 est). Area: 1 098 580 sq km (424 260 sq miles)
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